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<p>Friday, October 26, 2001 WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking to broaden considerably its ability to tap into Internet traffic in its quest to root out terrorists, going beyond even the new measures afforded in anti-terror legislation passed by the House today, according to lawyers familiar with the FBI’s plans.</p>

Condoleezza Rice and the Stanford Spy Ring WorldnetDaily © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com By Charles Smith August 30, 2000 On the surface, Condoleezza Rice is the perfect pick for George W. Bush. Rice worked for George Bush Sr. in the White House, handling Russian issues. She is a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Bush insiders have mentioned Rice as being on the short list for Secretary of State. Rice reportedly is also close with former Clinton Secretary of Defense Dr. William Perry. Rice worked with Perry and the Clinton administration during her term at Stanford. Clinton insiders have ...

How and Why did Clinton get away with the technology transfers, Panama Canal and almost COSCO Long Beach? How did he successfully bypass the DOJ investigation in process on Bernie Schwartz and Loral? Where was Congress when this was going on? Why did no one dare call it treason? I kept asking myself these questions over and over until I read some intersting articles in Insight Magazine, Newsmax and WND. This article below not only corroborates what I read it provides so much more startling information on China's surge to becoming an international military power. It provides factual information that ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 — Attorney General John Ashcroft is considering a plan to relax restrictions on the F.B.I.'s spying on religious and political organizations in the United States, senior government officials said today. The proposal would loosen one of the most fundamental restrictions on the conduct of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and would be another step by the Bush administration to modify civil-liberties protections as a means of defending the country against terrorists, the senior officials said. The attorney general's surveillance guidelines were imposed on the F.B.I. in the 1970's after the death of J. Edgar Hoover and the ...

<p>February 6, 2002 -- THE quiet and high-minded National Public Radio airwaves were shattered earlier this week by a name-calling confrontation between - of all people - tongue-waggling KISS frontman Gene Simmons and soft-spoken interviewer Terry Gross. Simmons, a guest on Gross's show, "Fresh Air," called her "boring." And Gross called Simmons "obnoxious."</p>

<p>A former East St. Louis principal will try Friday to get back into teaching - despite evidence that he impregnated a 14-year-old girl while he was an assistant principal.</p> <p>Joseph Hayes, of Swansea, will appeal a five-year suspension of his teaching and administrative certificates handed down last year. The state teacher certification board could decide the same day whether to grant the request, said Lee Milner, spokesman for the state board of education.</p>

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo has vowed to separate visiting US soldiers and the country's legendary bar girls as the first of a contingent of more than 600 troops began arriving to support operations against the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. After winning the grudging approval of dissident Vice-President Teofisto Guingona and opposition leaders for the controversial deployment, Mrs Arroyo ordered US and Philippines commanders to ensure that the troops were sent on wholesome sightseeing tours and kept away from sex workers during their recreational breaks. "The President has emphasised that she doesn't want this presence of US troops to start prostitution ...

Bad beds, wet floors main perils at brothels SYDNEY: Workplace safety authorities in an Australian state yesterday launched occupational health and safety guidelines for the sex industry. No, the list was not topped by sexually transmitted diseases. Rather, poorly lit stairways, rickety bed frames, dirty sex aids and repetitive movement injuries are among chief dangers brothel workers face in New South Wales. Pamphlets published by WorkCover New South Wales, the state work safety authority, focus on cleanliness and workplace equipment, besides touching on special dangers, such as slipping on a wet bathroom floor, or wrist strains from massages. “Sexually ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A woman who bared her breasts at Mardi Gras and got worldwide exposure has sued the producers of the ``Girls Gone Wild'' videos, claiming they invaded her privacy and used her image without permission. Becky Lynn Gritzke, a Florida State University business major, admits in her lawsuit that she was among the women who removed their tops at Mardi Gras last year in exchange for beads and trinkets. A month later, Gritzke said, she was surprised to find out that she not only appeared in the video series featuring women baring their bodies, but was also ...

Lucas Loses Porn 'Toon Tiff Friday January 18 4:59 PM ET This time, the Force wasn't with George Lucas. The Jedi mastermind's Lucasfilm empire has struck out in the first round of its legal battle with some upstart pornographers. At issue: the X-rated Star Ballz cartoon. Last week, a federal judge in San Francisco decided against blocking the sale of the animé saga of "Wank Solo," clearing the way for Star Ballz creator Media Market Group to resume hawking the $14.95 video online. The case first attracted attention three months ago. Seeking to keep the family-friendly meaning of light saber ...

ICE skaters must clean up their acts after complaints the sport is becoming obscene. Revealing routines — such as women being held upside down with their legs akimbo — have been banned ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics. Judges will now deduct points for dirty dancing as bosses fear the family-friendly sport is in danger of attracting the wrong kind of spectator. Nick Russell, director of the National Ice Skating Association, said: “As couples try to be more entertaining, they produce moves that are gynaecological, which is about as politely as it can be put.” Nancy Meiss, a US judge, ...

Lawmaker Wants Ban On Answering Door NakedACLU: Georgia Bill Would Violate Privacy ProtectionsPOSTED: 3:21 p.m. EST January 16, 2002UPDATED: 3:30 p.m. EST January 16, 2002ATLANTA -- A Georgia lawmaker wants to make it illegal for people to answer the door naked. State Rep. Dorothy Pelote (pictured, left) said that current state law doesn't go far enough -- it only stops people from going outside unclothed. The Savannah Democrat could get a fight from the American Civil Liberties Union. The group said that the law would violate the Georgia Supreme Court's guarantee of privacy inside the home. This isn't the first ...

TownHall.com: Conservative Columnists: Brent BozellQUICK LINKS: HOME | NEWS | OPINION | RIGHTPAGES | CHAT | WHAT'S NEWtownhall.comBrent Bozell (back to story)January 16, 2002All in the family? Not at NBC In January 1999, NBC's new entertainment chief, Scott Sassa, declared that parents "want to watch (TV) with their kids," and that his network "should have some shows" featuring "traditional families." Last week, Sassa reversed himself completely. NBC has no plans to launch any family series, he announced, because they don't appeal to his web's "upscale" audience. What kind of chance did Sassa give family programming over those three years? ...

The bodacious ladies of topless club Scores on Manhattan's ritzy Upper East Side may soon be baring it all in public -- on the stock market. A dot-com company that recently emerged from bankruptcy, Internet Advisory Corp., which trades on the over-the-counter market, said it is in talks to buy the strip club and hopes to build a nationwide chain of adult clubs using the Scores name. "We are charting a new course for the company," Internet Advisory's Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Goldring said. "We intend to become the industry leader in adult nightclub entertainment." Upscale Scores draws regular ...

A U.S. judge sentenced a former Atlanta strip club owner to 16 months in prison on Tuesday, ending a sensational racketeering case over a nightclub that prosecutors said provided sex to professional athletes and laundered money for the mob. Steve Kaplan, former owner of the Gold Club in Atlanta, was also ordered to perform 400 hours of community service and, as part of a plea deal, agreed to forfeit $5 million and to pay $300,000 in restitution. "My view all along was that this case would require some incarceration," U.S. District Court Judge Willis Hunt said at Kaplan's sentencing. "I'm ...

NASHUA (AP) — A stripper has sued her landlord, who was convicted of taking nude photos from her bedroom and copying them into his computer. Robert Nelson, 33, of Nashua, was convicted Thursday of taking the photos and receiving stolen property, but was acquitted of a trespassing charge. His lawyer said he plans to appeal the stolen property conviction for which he was given a 30-day suspended sentence. Now Nelson faces a lawsuit by the woman, Tanya Phillips, 24. She claims Nelson caused her "embarrassment and mental anguish." Phillips charged that Nelson invaded her privacy and trespassed. Nelson denied the ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - As if a political, economic and social crisis is not enough, Argentines have learned that they have one more malady -- a flagging sex drive among men. Nearly 50 percent of men over 50 years of age complain of an alteration in their libido or an insufficient sex drive, partly as a result of the crisis, according to a study of 2,500 men by the Clinicas Hospital in Buenos Aires, the results of which were published Sunday in the newspaper La Nacion. ``Today the lack of desire is rising in men, and one of the ...

Women interested in increasing their breast size may finally have an alternative to pills, creams or surgery. None has been clinically proven until now. The Food and Drug Administration has given its stamp of approval to a non-surgical system called the "Brava Bra." The bra works with a vacuum system, pulling out the tissue to increase the breast size. Two hard plastic cups are linked by tubes to a computer pack, and are pulled together with a mesh sports bra. But the user must have patience. A woman would have to wear the bra 10 consecutive hours a day for ...

Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt wants his magazine to cover the war in Afghanistan, or perhaps uncover it. "Who knows, maybe we'll give them the girls of Afghanistan," he joked in an interview with Reuters on Friday before going to court to try to force the Defense Department to let reporters accompany U.S. troops to the front lines. Flynt says he is serious about the lawsuit, which he filed with the U.S. District Court in Washington in November after the Pentagon turned down his request to let Hustler writers go along on U.S. combat missions in the war in Afghanistan, ...

News Locals slam porn game in family pub Dec 22 2001By The Evening Chronicle A pub accused of peddling porn has been slammed by outraged family campaigners. And a leading councillor today called on drinkers to boycott the watering hole in leafy Jesmond, Newcastle. An interactive video screen at the Lonsdale pub in West Jesmond shows stripping policewomen, bunny girls and nurses. For 50p a play drinkers can choose from up to 10 X-rated titles on offer. Coun Geraldine Ormonde said: "I think this is absolutely shocking. It is totally inappropriate and dangerous. "I would call on people to boycott ...